Why bother waiting for an Uber when there’s an unlocked ambulance nearby? That seemed to be Ariel Marchan-Le Quire’s logic when she stole an emergency vehicle in the middle of the night in Fort Myers, Florida. Deputies say her wild joyride included swerving across lanes, nearly flipping the stolen ambulance, and an inexplicable stop at a gas station. Add a GPS tracker, a high-speed chase, and a taser to the mix, and you’ve got the latest chapter in Florida’s legendary history of bizarre crimes.
The chaos started at HealthPark Medical Center, where Marchan-Le Quire , a “transient Fort Myers Beach woman,” had just been discharged. Rather than calling for a ride, she helped herself to the empty ambulance parked outside.
A dumbfounded EMT had a bizarre exchange with the equally-shocked dispatcher…